Wichita eagle., 1887-10-21
DUELING FOR FAME.

Shortly after the memorable three days O
July, 1850 the floating population OF Pari
was modestly increased by the arrival in tina
| city, from his native province, Of Symphcrier
| Baliveau. The possessor Of this singular anc
| not precisely euphonious patronymic was 4
young man about Is, neither handsome moi
the reverse, the sort OF type one meets every
day on the boulevard, and never looks Al
| twice. Such, however, was not his own opn
| ion; on the contrary, lie was profoundly i'm
| pressed with the consciousness of his persona
attractions, and resolved to profit by then
| for the attainment Of the great object Of hi:
| great ambition-notoriety. During the frs
few weeas Of his sojourn in the French CAPT
tai he pondered necessarily on the best mean.
of realizing his project, and finally made VI
his mind. Il have everything in my favor,
he said to himself; @good looks, money and Q
determination to succeed; all / want is G
short cut to celebrity, and a duel will give
| me that"
Having arrived at this conclusion, NJ
Baliveau iInpaticntly awaited an opportunity
| of testing the correctness of bis iiea, which
very soon came On the following evening
| while he was indulging in bavaroise at Tor.
| tJiil spurs tllts,ctd TIC
cording to the latest mode, with bristling
| mustache and self satisfied air, took bis
seat at an adjoining table. The provincial,
after critical inspection of the newcomer,
| rose from his chair, and saluting him cour-
| teously, requested that he would favor him
! with the address OF his tailor.
The stranger glanced obliquely at his ques-
ton. "Whyl' he inquired.
Because I am struck with the good taste
Of your dress That green coat with the sill
yer buttons becomes YOU admirably
"You thinl. so2 Wei, your wish can be
easily gratiied. for l happen to have my
tailor's card in my pocket. HAe it is"
Extremely obliged. May ask if you
have also the address OF your bootmakera"
Certainly" replied the little man, with
great suavity, and, tearing out a leaf from
his memorandum book, he wrote on it the in
dication required and handed it to Baliveau.
as there anything moro that you wish to
knowP
"Only this. II might venture TO inquire
the name Of your hatter!"
THAT, regret to say, am unable TO give
you tonight. But have it at home, End to-
morrow morning two Of my friends will have
the honor Of communicating it to you, if you
viii favor me with your address"
with pleasure, monsieur" replied Sym
phorien. Here Is my card"
"And here's mine"
"Nothing could be better thought Bali
veau. as, after exchanging polite bow with
the stranger, and paying for bis b.varoise, he
strolled leisurely along the boulevard; "irn
possible to settle little affair of the kind
more pleasantly. My adversary is a gentle
man, there is no doubt OF that. BE- tie way,
I may as well SEQ who he is" Then, taking
the card from his pocket, an approaching n
lighted shop window, he read os follows:
martial Rogue
@Roque!" hs exclaimed, starting back and
paling visibly-athe notorious duelist, who
never misses his man, but either splits him
with q thrust impossible TO parry, or brings
him down with q bullet neatly placed be-
tween the eyesi Mercy on me. what mis-
take l have made, and all for the sake OF
celebrity! shall be celebrated enough TO-
morrow, dare say; but what good will that
do mo il | eul not there to see itl-
From which soIloQuy it may be inferred
that IL Bciiveau, although hero in spe was
by no means equally DESTROYS OF being a post
humouS one.
As may he imagined, no slept very badly,
and early next morning was aroused from q
ftfui sluinber by the arrival OF his ndver-
sary's seconds, to whom he apolosizei on the
plea of his being q stranger In Paris, for his
inability to refer them to his own TENNIS
promising, however. that they should accom-
pany lin TO tho placo Of meeting. A secluded
spot in the Dois de Boulogne-in those days
less freqasrted than il il CT preseT.t-aavicg
been agreed upon, and O'Clock f. the after
noon proposed and accepted, Monsieur
RoQue's emissaries announced tina. their prin-
cipal having the choica OF weapons, had Sc
lected pistols; and, this Formally accom-
plishel, LEFT SyTnphorien to his installations,
which were none of the b-ighses. While rue
fully co9iscting 70 vrhom lie could possibly
apply In this dilemma, lie mechanically dIew
from Dis pocket the two addresses given
him by Rogue. sTho very men / wa1tT
be said, Frightening up; ard, withous a mo
ment's delay, dispatched a messenger to
Messis. Staub and Saiosky, tie fashionable
tailors and bootmakers of the period, request
Ing their iulmcliats attendance at the hotel
where lie was staying.
On their appearances, within few minutes
ot esch other. he adopted the conciliatory
b =
they vera Ia the habit Of receiving, even
from their most e1travasans custorae-s; and
when tho necessary details s; measurement
had been completed, he astonished them Eill
more by desiring 70 know the amount CT his
iebt, as he wished 10 settle Is beforehs0d
With one accord they protested against the
necessity OF So speedy a payment, declaring
hat they had every confidence in his soiven-
y, and were rot in the slightest hurry
@Tha. may be- hs replied; sbus am, / |
lave deel this afternoon With Mona |
Rogue; and aic.onsn arm 10 movies in such |
matters, and have brouSh: down a,wsllow |
N the win. before now, still with 50 danger |
us an adversary one cannot be gate sure Of
What may happen
Tho two tradsSmen exchanged looks OF ap-
'rehension. You are going to fghs . duel
With Mons Eo9ueF Easped Sssub
en you 10. you are 4 dad Eaa,' prophet
cally cilin1ed in SakosEy.
~Tke more reason for putting my Affairs Ia
-der,' quietly remarked BaiivsAl 'Rsrs
re :, 0o0 francs II matters turn ont badly
Or NE, and ta=rc Is anything ever, yen can
ccouus tUr il 10 my beirx'
This &, hand pcoceei.ng ~ss far from
-reeabss either 70 the tailor or TO tie boot
maker. The idsa Of losing 50 excellent and
oafding @ customer, who actually paid In
dvancs before his orders we're executed, was
asgravating. On the other
and, they reflected on he evestaality-most
Unlikely no fs~4tt t-s s-iii rycsSityie-of lIs